Free bus travel for veterans on Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day
Brighton & Hove Buses will also carry Royal British Legion poppy collectors free from now until 25 November, and put poppies on 50 buses.
Veterans can ride Brighton & Hove Buses for free on Remembrance Sunday, 8 November, and on Armistice Day, Wednesday 11 November, if they’re wearing their own military service medals. Serving members of the armed forces travel free on the same two days with their military ID card.
The offer, posted on the company’s website on Monday 19 October, also covers Royal British Legion poppy collectors and volunteers, who can travel free from 19 October to 25 November.
The Legion’s Poppy Appeal launches on Thursday 22 October. Over the next couple of weeks, large poppy stickers designed by the Legion will go on the front of 50 buses. The company’s fleet list shows which ones.
Andy Brown, Poppy Appeal manager for East Sussex, said the free travel for volunteers and veterans was “an amazing gesture and show of support”.
Nick Hill, commercial director at Brighton & Hove Buses and Metrobus, called the appeal “a lifeline for thousands of serving and ex-serving personnel and their families”.
Poppy Appeal collectors take donations from the public at local spots and events during the appeal in October and November.
How to get involved
Collect for the Poppy Appeal (opens a new tab)
The Royal British Legion's collector role: taking donations at local spots and events in October and November
Sources
- Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day: Free Bus Travel for Veterans and Armed Forces (Brighton & Hove Buses)
- Become a Poppy Appeal Collector (Royal British Legion)
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